Scott’s having a nightmare week—a broken car, a split toenail, no shower gel—and decides it’s all down to karma. He launches an ambitious plan to make amends for every wrong he’s ever done, complete with an online form for listeners to submit their grievances.
Standing in for Grimmy on breakfast, Scott opens the show in comedic crisis mode. He’s accumulated a run of bad luck: his car’s gearstick is broken (requiring him to pull it up manually like a Flintstones vehicle), he’s injured his toe badly during exercise, and he’s run out of shower gel mid-shower, forcing him to wash his whole body with shampoo. He’s convinced it’s all karmic payback and decides to tackle it head-on by making a list of everything he’s ever done wrong and attempting to put it right—inspired by the TV show “My Name Is Earl.” To help himself remember, he invites listeners to submit details of how he’s wronged them via an online form (which he assures listeners will be vetted before publication).
The show also features a running gag involving clips of other Radio 1 DJs saying accidentally suggestive things—including Edith saying “I can’t wait to make love to you”—which the team are using to create fictional saucy conversations. There’s also a final attempt at the long-running “Bubble” game, where they track down someone named Bubble working at a diner in Louisiana. The call itself is brief and inconclusive, but it’s billed as “the last ever bubble game,” suggesting the feature has finally run its course.
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